This is intended to be a homage to very many musicians I've loved since I started listening to music. My intention is to tell what I know about them, hoping that those people who like them too, will help me fill numerous gaps, which I may have in their careers and discographies. Sorry, but there are no MP3 audio files here at all, just info (and love for the musicians).

Great trombonist and superb arranger, Bob Brookmeyer started with clarinet, and later piano. He was born Robert Edward Brookmeyer on December 19th, 1929 in Kansas City, Missouri, USA. Bob was a student at the Kansas City Conservatory of Music.

He has played with many combos, so I´ve found it impossible to make an accurate chronological listing of his bands. So, I just include the facts that I know, even if they´re probably in the wrong chronological order. But, if someone can help me with that, info would be very welcomed. And I know that I´m missing lots of albums in his discography, but I´ll be including them little by little...

ORRIN TUCKER ORCHESTRA

One of the first bands where Bob Brookmeyer played was the Orrin Tucker Orchestra:

In 1981, after leaving Mel Lewis Orchestra, Bob Brookmeyer started playing extensively in Europe (especially in German and Sweden), mostly as composer and conductor, as well as teaching in different music schools.

MICHEL PETRUCCIANI GROUP

This is one of the fantastic editions of Michel Petrucciani Group, probably circa 1998:

Other info on members of Bob Brookmeyer Group (I know up to 11 members)

To be covered (4):

Roger Kellaway, Joe LaBarbera, Michael Moore, Jack Wilkins

Bob Brookmeyer sadly passed away on December 15th, 2011 due to a cardiopulmonary arrest. He was to be 82 in a few days. He will be missed. He had just released his last album, Standards one month before, in November 2011.